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After every summer, the students of Newbury Park return to a slightly different campus than the one they left. The people change, and so does the school itself. Last summer, upgrades were made to the mass media lab, gym, and cafeteria, which is now the new home of the writing center. Worn from years…
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At the end of the last school year, Dr. Jeffrey Baarstad retired from his position as superintendent of the Conejo Valley Unified School District. This academic year, the district introduced the new superintendent, Dr. Ann Bonitatibus, in July. “She’s already been to our campus three different times,” said Josh Eby, principal, of Bonitatibus. “Also,…
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Daniel Morales, a senior on the NPHS Varsity football team, died on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 from a stab wound sustained during a fight outside of a Taco Bell in Camarillo, according to the Los Angeles Daily News. Morales, a recent transfer student from Adolfo Camarillo High School, was reportedly involved in an…
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In a continuous effort to update courses, both Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) are modifying classes this year. Along with the launches of the Common Core standards and new SAT, the changes serve to avert the educational focus away from memorization and towards critical thinking. Art history and European history are two…
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The University of California, Berkeley’s new freshman application policy, announced in April, will start going into effect this fall and allows invited students to optionally submit up to two letters of recommendation. UC Berkeley is the first and only school in the UC system to adopt this policy. “(Previously UC Berkeley) had decided they…
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For students who neglected to pre-order one, yearbooks were a hot commodity this year. Even though order numbers were similar to last year, pre-orders left only 22 yearbooks available for general sale. Joshua Eby, principal, and the administration decided to sell the extra yearbooks on the morning of Monday, June 1, until they sell…
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At its meeting on June 2, the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education recognized 24 students as the valedictorians of the NPHS Class of 2015. The title of valedictorian traditionally goes to one student who has the highest Grade Point Average (GPA). According to Joshua Eby, principal, “our district has chosen…
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Severns, a school counselor, is retiring after 25 years of being on staff. Severns worked as a math teacher at Thousand Oaks High School before switching over to NPHS in 1997 to work as part of the original counselor staff. In addition to being a counselor for the school for so many years, he…
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New superintendent welcomed to CVUSD On May 19, the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) welcomed Dr. Ann Bonitatibus, Ph.D. to her new position as superintendent of the district. The current superintendent, Dr. Jeff Baarstad, is retiring, and Bonitatibus will be taking over his position starting next school year. In a written statement, Dr.…
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“Tomorrow is never guaranteed.” Most people don’t recognize this truth until the day that they are forced to. Ryan Wilson encountered that day one month ago. After falling sick with what appeared to be the common cold, Wilson, junior, felt his hands go unusually numb when he was playing video games. His health drastically…